柔

tender, weakness, gentleness, softness

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ジュウニュウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

やわやわ.らやわ.らかやわ.らかい

Nanori (名乗り)

とお

Stroke Order

9 / 9

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:9

JLPT:N2

Frequency:1187

Vocabulary

ジュウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
柔道	ジュウドウ	judo
柔軟	ジュウナン	flexible; lithe; soft; pliable; calisthenics
懐柔	カイジュウ	winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
優柔不断	ユウジュウフダン	indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
柔順	ジュウジュン	obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant

ニュウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
柔和	ニュウワ	gentle; mild; meek; tender
柔弱	ニュウジャク	weak; weak-kneed; soft; feeble; effeminate

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
柔やか	にこやか	smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
柔魚	イカ	cuttlefish; squid
温柔しい	おとなしい	gentle; quiet; mild; meek; obedient; docile; well-behaved; tame; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
柔らか	やわらか	soft; tender; pliant; supple; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; gentle (demeanour, voice, etc.); mild; informal; light; flexible (e.g. thinking)
柔らぐ	やわらぐ	to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate

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